Riverside – RLP 12-311Rec. Dates : 10/18 & 10/20/1959Stream this Album Alto Sax : Cannonball AdderleyBass : Sam JonesCornet : Nat AdderleyDrums : Louis HayesPiano : Bobby Timmons Billboard : 12/28/1959 Cannonball and company generate a lot of live excitement on this “on location” assignment. The set was cut at San Francisco’s Jazz Workshop, with Adderley introducing the numbers. The…
Columbia – PG 26Rec. Dates : August 19, 20 & 21, 1969Stream this Album Trumpet : Miles DavisBass : Dave HollandBass Clarinet : Bennie MaupinDrums : Lenny White, Jack DeJohnette, Don AliasElectric Guitar : John McLaughlinElectric Piano : Chick Corea, Joe Zawinul, Larry YoungFender Bass : Harvey BrooksPercussion : Jumma SantosSoprano Sax : Wayne Shorter Cashbox : 05/09/1970 This is a remarkable two record set featuring the…
Atlantic – 1372Rec. Date : October 7, 1960, February 24, 1961, May 2, 1961Stream this Album Alto Sax : Hank CrawfordBari Sax : Leroy CooperBass : Edgar WillisDrums : Bruno Carr, Milt TurnerTenor Sax : Dave NewmanTrumpet : Phil Guilbeau, John Hunt High FidelityJohn S. Wilson : January 1962 Crawford is the alto saxophonist and musical director of Ray Charles‘ sturdy little band, with…
Pacific – PJ-1221Rec. Date : February 9, 1956Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Bill PerkinsAlto Sax : Bud ShankBaritone Sax : Jack NimitzBass : Red MitchellBass Clarinet : Jack NimitzDrums : Mel LewisPiano : Russ FreemanTrombone : Carl FontanaTrumpet : Stu WilliamsonValve Trombone : Stu Williamson Army TimesTom Scanlan : 12/22/1956 Bill Perkins is not one of the most famous tenor sax men in…
Atlantic – 1267Rec. Dates : December 4, 1956, December 7, 1956Stream this Album Piano : John LewisBass : Percy Heath, Pierre MichelotDrums : Kenny Clarke, Connie KayGuitar : Sacha DistelTenor Sax : Barney Wilen American Record Guide : February, 1958Martin Williamson These Paris-made recordings feature young tenor-saxophonist Barney Wilen. His style is yet derivative (at times one has the incongruous feeling that one…
ABC-Paramount – ABC-186Rec. Dates : February 25, 1957, February 26, 1957, March 1, 1957Stream this Album Alto Sax : Benny Carter, Art Pepper, Herb Geller, Charlie MarianoBaritone Sax : Pepper AdamsBass : Red Mitchell, Leroy VinnegarDrums : Shelly Manne, Mel LewisPiano : Lou Levy, Carl PerkinsTenor Sax : Buddy Collette, Bill Perkins, Walter BentonTrumpet : Harry Edison, Conte Candoli, Pete Candoli, Jack SheldonConductor/Arranger : Johnny Mandel, Jimmy Giuffre, Lennie Niehaus, Charlie Mariano Army Times : 10/26/1957Tom…
Fantasy – 3-225Rec. Date : April, 1956Stream this Album Piano : Vince GuaraldiBass : Dean ReillyGuitar : Eddie Duran Billboard : 09/29/1956Score of 77 Altho sales are unlikely to be spectacular, this is one of the pleasant surprises of the month. Guaraldi is a young San Francisco pianist who has been getting rave notices with the Woody Herman band. Evidence here says…
Fantasy – 3-222Rec. Dates : August, 1955, January 15, 1956, February 22, 1956Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Brew MooreBass : Max HartsteinDrums : Gus GustofsonPiano : John MarabutoTrumpet : Dick Mills Billboard : 07/21/1956Score of 74 Brew Moore, young tenor man active on the San Francisco scene, says of his current work, “My main idea is to get back…
Atlantic – 1231Rec. Dates : January 22, 1956, February 14, 1956Stream this Album Bass : Percy HeathDrums : Connie KayPiano : John LewisVibes : Milt Jackson Billboard : 04/28/1956Spotlight on… selection Atlantic has put its best feet forward by issuing this disk concurrently with the Chris Connor set. Both figure to hit pay dirt right quick, and they’ll draw attention to…
Riverside – RLP 12-271Rec. Dates : May 7, 1958, May 12, 1958Stream this Album Flugelhorn : Clark TerryPiano : Thelonious MonkBass : Sam JonesDrums : Philly Joe Jones Audio : December, 1958Charles A. Robertson Since its adoption as a second horn by various jazz trumpet men, the flugelhorn is turning up in unexpected places, sprouting in the brass sections…
